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Tenants offered help dealing with damp and mould

MEETING: Councillor Lodge with Inspector Richardson and Kilvinder Vigurs.

Local issues aired at meeting

LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE: Old Town ward’s Couns Phil Lofts and Jo Newing with project manager Maddison Brown.

Projects help boost community safety

Councillor James Higginbottom

50,000 potholes reported in two years

ON THE PROWL: South Yorkshire Police’s off-road team assess yet more damage to a field in Kendray.

Stopping the yobs in their tracks

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Council tenants facing rent rise of 4.8 per cent

SPEED REDUCTION: Couns Pauline Markham and Kevin Osborne.

Speed limit set to be lowered on busy road

TOURISM BOOST: Coun Robin Franklin. Picture: Scott Firth.

Bold plans to lure one million extra visitors to town

CAMPAIGN: Coun Steve Hunt. Picture: Scott Firth.

Trail is blazed after years of campaigning

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Developer buys land ahead of building work

Councillor Ashley Peace

Lengthy wait for autism assessments set to be cut

COMMUNITY: Couns Ashley Peace, Ruth Booker, Dorothy Coates and Jenny Yates.

Rolling out the pit wheel after funding found

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‘Transformative’ plan to help traffic flow on most congested road

Councillor James Higginbottom

Improvement money allocated to several parks

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Month-long bins wait ‘is letting residents down’

Plan to reduce ‘home schooling’ numbers

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76 years of work ‘lost’ due to council staff absences

Councillor Wendy Cain

Warning as bird flu cases confirmed

ROBOT WARS: Couns Kevin Osborne and Pauline Markham with local campaigner Richard Ullyott. Picture: Scott Firth.

Hi-tech fight against fly-tippers

Thousands of volunteer hours counted up

Steps to fill empty high street shops

HONOURED: Barnsley Council chief executive Sarah Norman.

Trio pick up New Year honours

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Owners of empty houses to see council tax rise

Councillor Robert Frost

Praise for financial help plan for terminally-ill patients

Councillor Robin Franklin

Market continues to draw in visitors

Mel Price and Matthew Boud from the Council’s Children’s Services department and Jack Shaw from the IT department.

Commitment made to support young care leavers

SAFER STREETS: Residents’ safety has been boosted thanks to the installation of better lighting.

Brighter future secured along pathway

Councillor Wendy Cain

Council keeps Gold Award for Armed Forces commitment

LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE: The garden was opened last week. Picture: Scott Firth.

Community garden boost for village

Councillor Wendy Cain

Improving safety step-by-step

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Warning shots fired over state of gardens

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Regeneration, investment and innovation remain a priority - council leader

THREATS: Coun Alex Burnett.

Councillor threatened with sugar-laced boiling water in social media attack

AUCTIONED OFF: Coun Andy Wray. Picture: Scott Firth.

Sale will help tackle antisocial problems

Councillor Wendy Cain

Barnsley homeless crisis: 131 people including children without homes this Christmas

SAVED: Mini the dog was saved by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and Barnsley Council.

Mini sparks major rescue operation

CONNECTION: Councillors Roy Bowser and John Clarke.

Councillors secure cash for art installation

TAKE A SEAT: Councillors gather on the newly-placed bench in Monk Bretton Photo: Scott Firth.

Walkers can take a break - thanks to new bench

Councillor David White

Controversial councillor hands in resignation

CLOSURE: Councillors Martin O’Donoghue, Janine Moyes and Nicola Sumner. Picture: Scott Firth.

Illegal cigs shop forced to shut

REPLACED: Councillors Tim Shepherd, Robin Franklin and Mick Stowe.

Memorial trees replaced at park after vandalism

COMMITMENT: Barnsley Council members gather at the town hall to toast the White Ribbon accreditation - but complaints have been made about leaving Coun Nayeri out.

Councillor ‘disappointed’ at being left out of White Ribbon campaign

CELEBRATION: Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust has reached ten years old.

Trust celebrates landmark birthday

Coun James Higginbottom

Parks set for £2m investment

GLOWTHORPE: The area was covered by lanterns.

Goldthorpe enjoys a magical glow-up

OPENING DATE: Callum Simpson has been down to check out Base71 ahead of its opening in January.

Youth zone’s opening date set as youngsters get a taster

CHRISTMAS SAVED: Couns Ruth Booker, Ashley Peace and Dorothy Coates with Mayor of Barnsley Dave Leech.

Mayor answers Santa call-out

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Fracking will be fended off - leader